Rappahannock River
| Rappahannock River | ||
 Course of the Rappahannock River |
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| Data | ||
| location | United States | |
| River system | Rappahannock River | |
| source | in the Blue Ridge Mountains at Chester Gap in Rappahannock County 38 ° 51 ′ 22 ″ N , 78 ° 7 ′ 19 ″ W |
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Chesapeake Bay Coordinates: 38 ° 11 '38 " N , 77 ° 12' 42" W 38 ° 11 '38 " N , 77 ° 12' 42" W.
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| length | 296 km | |
| Catchment area | 4134 km² | |
| Drain |
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47.5 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Rapidan River | |
| Medium-sized cities | Fredericksburg | |
| Small towns | Remington - Stingray Point - Tappahannock | |
 Cold front weather on the Rappahannock River |
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The Rappahannock is a river in the east of the US state Virginia in the United States of America .
The source of the Rappahannock rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Chester Gap in Rappahannock County . The river flows into Chesapeake Bay . It extends over a length of 296 kilometers. The Rappahannock has a drainage basin of 4,134 km², which is 3.7% of the area of Virginia. A right tributary is the Rapidan River , which flows about 16 km northwest of Fredericksburg .
history
The Rappahannock River is considered to be steeped in history in the USA. Not only was it the site of early Virginia settlements, it was also the site of battles during the American Civil War . Sometimes the river was seen as the border between the warring parties and control over the banks changed several times. The best-known clashes along the river were the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Rappahannock Station, both in 1862.
Places on the river
The settlement began around 1710 at the instigation of the governor Alexander Spotswood , who arranged for settlers from Switzerland and Rhineland-Palatinate to mine the iron ore deposits.
- Fredericksburg
- Remington
- Tappahannock
Surname
The name comes from the Algonquin language and is called lappihanne or toppehannock , which means something like "rapidly rising water" or "where the current comes and goes".
Web links
- US Geological Survey, Water Resources of Virginia (PDF; 22 kB)
- Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge - Riverside Nature Reserve
swell
- ↑ US Geological Survey, Water Resources of Virginia ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ beginning of settlement (English)
